The Ruin of Kings (Book)

This is first installment in the series A Chorus of Dragons, by Jenn Lyons. It follows the orphan Kihrin from the Capital of Quur through his late teenage years.

Official Synopsis
''"Kihrin is a bastard orphan who grew up on storybook tales of long-lost princes and grand quests. When he is claimed against his will as the long-lost son of a treasonous prince, Kihrin finds that being a long-lost prince isn't what the storybooks promised.

''Far from living the dream, Kihrin finds himself practically a prisoner, at the mercy of his new family's power plays and ambitions. He also discovers that the storybooks have lied about a lot of other things too: dragons, demons, gods, prophecies, true love, and how the hero always wins.''

Then again, maybe he's not the hero, for Kihrin is not destined to save the empire.

He's destined to destroy it." 

Map and Art
The map and chapter art in The Ruin of Kings is drawn by Jenn Lyons as Thurvishar D'Lorus would have drawn it (accord to the author). The map itself shows the continents of Vala and Tyga. Additionally each chapter has artwork to represent groups, characters, events, and other important items in the book. These were also done as if Thurvishar D'Lorus had done them.

Plot
BE WARNED: This series is very fast paced and the following contains major spoilers. You've been warned.

The Ruin of Kings Part I (Talon's Story)
The novel starts six months from Kihrin's 16th birthday.

Special Content
The book contains several pieces of content beyond the listed chapters. They are mostly used to frame the story and provide additional background and support for the story.


 * LETTER from Thurvishar D'Lorus: At the beginning of the novel the first piece of writing is a letter from Thurvishar D'Lorus to 'Your Majesty' introducing the text which follows as an explanation of what happened in the burning of the Capital.
 * A DIALOG between a Jailer and her Prisoner: Within Part 1, but before the first chapter is a transcript of a conversation between Talon and Kihrin.
 * ADDENDUM I: Glossary
 * ADDENDUM II: The Royal Houses - A list of the twelve Royal Houses of the Empire of Quur including their symbols, gems, monopolies, and eye colors.
 * ADDENDUM III: Pronunciation Guide
 * The Ruling Families of the Vane - Family Tree

Editions
Published as a hardcover first by Tor Books in the US and UK in February 2019, it came out later that year as a paperback. There was a Special Edition created by UK based Goldsboro books which was limited to 500 signed copies of first editions with the UK cover. Since its creation it has been translated to several other languages. For more information on editions see: Goodreads List

The Series
The Ruin of Kings is the first installment in the series A Chorus of Dragons. There will be five books total in the series, and is set to be on a nine month release schedule.

For more information of the series see: A Chorus of Dragons

Reviews
Goodreads Reviews (3.79/5)

Tor.com Review

FantasyBookReview.co (8.6/10)

Trivia

 * The books have been optioned, but no word from the author or any media on the next steps.

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